Regular readers know that this topic really pisses me off. We’re seeing a huge wave in child pornography lately, and it’s just sick. Turns out, that a new demographic has nearly usurped this horrible, repulsive rape-a-riffic human slave trade.
It’s the 12-17 year old demographic.
To quote CNN, “Authorities trying to identify youngsters in naked photos are increasingly discovering that the teens themselves took the shots, said John Shehan, a director at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.”
http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/04/naked.teens.ap/index.html
That’s it. We need to put a stop to this RIGHT NOW. I propose we jail all people between the ages of 11 and 17. It’s the only way that they’ll learn that their bodies are sick, disgusting abominations. Somehow or other, this message just isn’t getting through to them until the FBI shows up and arrests them for putting child pornography (of themselves) on the internet.
After all, the letter of the law clearly defines this sort of activity as exploitation (of one’s self). That’s an unforgivable offence. What we need to do is arrest these children and put “child pornographer” on their life-long criminal record. Otherwise, it’s just going to ruin their lives.
That’s what the system is for. To protect these children from horrible people like themselves.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
I See the Patterns That No One Else Sees
Kudos if you get the reference.
Getting to the point, I’d like to take this blog post to identify a pattern that seems to be developing, that I am really enjoying.
2008 has been the year where fate has decided that my history should no longer imply that I am a xenophobic homeboy. Instead, the ridiculous amount of travel is causing my history to imply that I am a homeland-fearing (home-a-phobic?) vagrant. One of the consequences of this is that I have started a fascinating course of vaccinations. This seems to be confusing both my insurance company and my body.
What I have noticed is that every day that I get a new vaccination (and I’ve had several at this point), I come home, binge eat, and fall asleep insanely early. I send the next 11-12 hours unconscious, having ridiculously vivid dreams.
I usually remember my dreams. This is why I am making the connection. There are two things about the vaccination dreams that have made them especially enjoyable. First, they’re really long. I’ve been annoying a bunch of friends lately by sending them links to “Dreamtoons” which reminded me of their personality or situations somehow. For those of you who have no idea what “Dreamtoons” are, they’re individual webcomics created from interesting memories people have recorded in dream journals. Taken individually, they’re usually pretty surreal and not very funny. But once you embrace the premise of the dreamworld, these comics become increasingly amusing. Especially if you can remember what your own dreams are like. The point of this seeming-digression is that most dreams can be easily summarized into a four panel comic. They’re not long. They do not feature epic plot arcs. If they develop a premise at all, they get to the point quickly, even if it doesn’t make sense. In contrast, the dreams I’ve been having that coincide with vaccinations have been intense. The one I had last night I thought (incorrectly) was a complete reenactment of a 600 page novel. (I made a good connection between the length of the two stories, but I have no clue whatsoever how my subconscious linked the plots. It’d be like saying, “Sure, the two stories are identical! Just like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lion King!’”)
Second, the dreams I have been having were downright believable. Generally, dreams have a large element of the surreal to them. Not these. One of my goals for 2008 is to crank out a novel, just to see how well that turns out. When I woke up, I seriously considered simply transcribing the story I had been conjuring up for the past few hours and calling this fait accompli. I killed this idea when I realized that I would be the only person on Earth who would not be alarmed to find the general social premises at work so unabashedly espoused by a plurality of the characters.
Anyway, once I run out of relevant vaccines, I wonder if I can just keep getting other shots to continue the effect. “Doctor, I need the anthrax vaccine. I, uh, expect to be exposed to some really bad beef in a few months, and it’ll make me feel like V.C. Andrews.” Probably not.
Getting to the point, I’d like to take this blog post to identify a pattern that seems to be developing, that I am really enjoying.
2008 has been the year where fate has decided that my history should no longer imply that I am a xenophobic homeboy. Instead, the ridiculous amount of travel is causing my history to imply that I am a homeland-fearing (home-a-phobic?) vagrant. One of the consequences of this is that I have started a fascinating course of vaccinations. This seems to be confusing both my insurance company and my body.
What I have noticed is that every day that I get a new vaccination (and I’ve had several at this point), I come home, binge eat, and fall asleep insanely early. I send the next 11-12 hours unconscious, having ridiculously vivid dreams.
I usually remember my dreams. This is why I am making the connection. There are two things about the vaccination dreams that have made them especially enjoyable. First, they’re really long. I’ve been annoying a bunch of friends lately by sending them links to “Dreamtoons” which reminded me of their personality or situations somehow. For those of you who have no idea what “Dreamtoons” are, they’re individual webcomics created from interesting memories people have recorded in dream journals. Taken individually, they’re usually pretty surreal and not very funny. But once you embrace the premise of the dreamworld, these comics become increasingly amusing. Especially if you can remember what your own dreams are like. The point of this seeming-digression is that most dreams can be easily summarized into a four panel comic. They’re not long. They do not feature epic plot arcs. If they develop a premise at all, they get to the point quickly, even if it doesn’t make sense. In contrast, the dreams I’ve been having that coincide with vaccinations have been intense. The one I had last night I thought (incorrectly) was a complete reenactment of a 600 page novel. (I made a good connection between the length of the two stories, but I have no clue whatsoever how my subconscious linked the plots. It’d be like saying, “Sure, the two stories are identical! Just like ‘Star Wars’ and ‘The Lion King!’”)
Second, the dreams I have been having were downright believable. Generally, dreams have a large element of the surreal to them. Not these. One of my goals for 2008 is to crank out a novel, just to see how well that turns out. When I woke up, I seriously considered simply transcribing the story I had been conjuring up for the past few hours and calling this fait accompli. I killed this idea when I realized that I would be the only person on Earth who would not be alarmed to find the general social premises at work so unabashedly espoused by a plurality of the characters.
Anyway, once I run out of relevant vaccines, I wonder if I can just keep getting other shots to continue the effect. “Doctor, I need the anthrax vaccine. I, uh, expect to be exposed to some really bad beef in a few months, and it’ll make me feel like V.C. Andrews.” Probably not.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
